The FAF AFAP Digest

Tri Swim?! Monday, Feb. 2

Left for the pool a bit late today. Had to take some time to opine on the idiocy of Phelps. Not a good move though. I got kicked out of my lane by a high school team and had to move into the wall lane halfway through. My horror of wall lanes is of course well known, but this one had two ladders sticking out quite far. Definitely no fly in that lane!

My legs (and the rest of me actually) were really tired yesterday and today from all the starts. I guess Tall Paul is right that you shouldn't do them too close to meets.

Warm up:

750 swim-kick-drill

Aerobic set:

8 x 100 @ 1:50, cruiser pace
alternate backstroke and backstroke kick

50 EZ

Speed sets:

6 x (25 AFAP + 50 EZ)
2 fly/2 back/2 free

100 EZ

3 x (50 back AFAP w/fins + 200 EZ)

Went 26, 25.5, 25ish

These are the fastest 50 backs that I can recall doing in a solo practice. Think I went faster once at Mason with a real person timing me.

100 EZ

Total: 3000

How'd I do, Ande?
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I am being strongly *urged* to participate in a coed tri relay at the Savageman Triathlon next September. At least the water at Deep Creek is clean, although very very cold. This could be somewhat comical ... I don't have any excuse that it interferes with a meet though ... It might interfere with a rematch of Geek 9:27 I guess, although Geek, in abject fear, has apparently sworn off the 100 back for life. Julie O. competed in this Tri last year and demolished the field of OW chicks.

YAY FORT....DO IT!!!!! It will be such a fun weekend! You will be totally fine doing the open water swim. Don't worry about water temp. Last year wasn't too bad and when you're racing you don't feel it anyways!

And don't forget about Roddin...he CRUSHED in the 1/2 IM race swim last year!

Plus, you'll be able to get warm immediately after finishing up the swim, unlike us crazies who hop on our bikes...

OW: open water...oh that makes sense. I should have figured that one out on my own!
Don't worry about cold, open water Fortress......you are so fast you will be done before the cold starts to seep in!
Open water is the bomb. It is an adventure from start to finish. You lose a little control but make it up in excitement!

Lots of rest. I did a 200 between each. Well, I can't go off the blocks and that bugs me. I also don't wear tech suits in practice. That's one reason why I use fins for speed work and to simulate race pace. I also can't see the pace clock from where I would do a real backstroke start. I have to go on a push from the other end of the pool. The last time someone was with me and timed me, I went a 31. It's hard to get accurate times swimming solo.